Response to concern for welfare - Greater Manchester Police, December 2017

At 6.13pm on 31 December 2017 Greater Manchester Police received a phone call reporting concern for the welfare for a man. The call was made by his partner, who reported that she was concerned due to his ill health, and that he had failed to contact her or answer his phone, which was unusual, as they had daily contact. At 6.57pm officers arrived at his home. It was reported that there was no reply when officers rang his mobile phone, but his phone could not be heard ringing inside his home. His neighbours did not believe he had returned home the previous evening. Over the following hours, control room staff made ten attempts to contact him via his mobile phone with no answer. At 11.53 am on 1 January 2018 an officer went to his flat again. There was no reply and it was reported that the curtains were drawn and neighbours did not believe he was at home. At 3.43am on 2 January 2018 officers forced entry to his home and found him dead.

During the investigation, investigators took a number of statements, including from a number of police officers, collected radio recordings and calls and examined a number of policies.

The Investigator found no indication that any person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings.